The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-25

an address before the League at its meet.
ing IN Birmingham, Ala, on the 7th prox,
on the interests Of ocean commerce, Ho
has accepted the invitation. rS1l TT.o
The Council Of Charleston has appoint.
ca a apacial committee to take into con.
elderasion the advisability of the city's
appropriating q sum Of money to be ex.
pended in advertising the advantages OF
the place. The booming committee Of
citizens and the Board OF Trade ,wants
$oo0 appropriated for that purpose.
About two weeks ago Abel Wilt. of
Wood county, met with an accident that
has resulted in his death. In oompany
with another young man, he went out to
tne Woado 70 2aw logs, and while they
were saving one lying on uneven ground,
the log, which they had neglected to prop.
began rolling, knocked him down, rolled
over bis body, across his loins and cRused
internal injuries. :
1t is reported that there was recently
taken from near the confluence OF Clover
creek ard Gseenbsier river 100 pounds OF
nass silled by means of dynamite bombs
thrown IN the wator for that purpose.
After taking out this large quantity 1uiia
asurplus was allowed to lloat away. The
papers in that section call on the Green-
Drler grand jury to indict the persons en-
gaging in the PRACTICE. 'l16,.!.-'i' :.
The rasider CO of Jsmes Abbott. of jack.
son county, was destroyed by fire together
WITH S5o0 IN money and all the household
goode, except a sewing machius and posi-
bly, one or two other articles. The family
was absent. Mr.. Abbott reached homa
IN time to save the articles removed, but
not soon enough to get into tho room con.
tanning the money. The cause ia un-
$500. 80 - =, NN''- 'o<Dus ~
George Poisal, Of Berkeley county, &C.
companied by his son and Conrad HAM
mond, went out cunning Monday last,
ano Mr. Polsal having fired OF one barrel
OF MS gun, at some game, was engaged in
Iieloadlng and willis. ramming the charge
the gun slipped, striking the hammer Of
the loaded barrel on a rock, causing II to
go Oh and lodging the contents Of the bar.
rel IN and aboat the arm pit Of the left
shoulder. lIl' e 3. 'ipg & III
!, , Passengers on the through train east on
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad travelled
with corpse sitting upright in his seat
without being aware Of It yesterday.
when the train reached Hinton q train
messenger went into the car and found a
man dead 10 bis seat. He 10 supposed to
nave been George Eckereon, of Phoenix.
Arizona. The coroner concluded that he
died from consumption. A good sum of
money and a ticket to New York were
found on his person. NiST7S,,'a
Charles W. swartz, Of Kab.etoyn, :Jes-
ierson county, went into Maryland to de-.
liver horse for R. S. Weller, and was
fatally stabbed at sharpsburg, Washing.
ton county, by some person unknown,
While standing in front Of a saloon a
stranger approached Swartx and with the
remark: There, take that" stabbed him
in the abdomen. The wound is six inches
IN length and caused the bowels to pro-
trude. Tbs assassin made his escape. \ S
knight Sutton a young man, hired a
horaa Of Davis, the livery man in Mata.
moras, for short ride down the tiyer.
saying he would BE- gone half hour.
Failing to return in proper tina he was
pursued and caught opposite Bull Creek,
ringing the bell to get over the river. he
was arrested and taken to Marietta, where
he pleaded guilty to horse stealing, and
was aent to jail in default Of $500 bail,
He was a few days afterwards sent to the
ColumbuH penitentiary for one year. Bull
Greek, this State, is his home. IN q.
The Adrance. Gazs!ts, published at Pen.
sacola, Florida, prints an occount OF the
finding Of the body Of William L. Nc.
Croakey, a former resident OF Burning
Springs Of this State, where his father ami
lives, and who used to run on the rive,
hereabouts. He had evidently been mur.
dered with a shotgun as there were four.
teen shot holes in the lower part Of bic
abdomen. His body lwas buried by the
authorities at the spot where 1t was found
Some parties have been arrested for tfe
crime and they claim that they saw a mar
prowling around their house night Of
two before the body was found, and aitel
running him of once he returned and ther
they shot after him with shotgun, aftel
which they saw nor heard no more OF him